Maya doesn't have them. But she does have red shoe days. Lots of red shoe days. And with the red shoes comes the accompanying red shoe a...

Maya is a darling, wonderful girl. She's also loud and blunt--sometimes bordering on obnoxious. Sometimes she's way past the border,...

Adam was the first to see her in person, through the lens of the video camera. He'd gone down the hall at the Lottery Hotel and found th...

Yesterday morning Maya climbed into our bed and said, "You weren't my mommy. China was my mommy." She didn't say it sadly ...

It's a love triangle really. Three people and one pair of red shoes. Honestly though, the shoes are a character unto themselves, making...

Last week Dora the Explorer arrived in our mailbox, inviting Maya to a birthday fiesta for her amiga on Sabado . Maya thought it was MUY b...

Maya sitting on Santa's lap. Happily. For the past two years she has detested Santa; considered him in cahoots with the devil. Yesterday...

The outfits were planned. Ditto with the setting, hairstyles, and photographer . The head bonk was unplanned. And I love it. ***** The day...

No, I shouldn't say that. Maya was a good girl who made a BAD decision. A really horribly bad decision. I saw this on the stairs and sta...

W hile Lyle was at basketball this morning and I was sighing deeply at the beauty of Saturday mornings and flannel sheets, Maya shuffled int...

Good Better Best Photos courtesy of the amazingly wonderful Blaine Wilson who I technically haven't paid yet, but I promise I will,...

We have two flower girls in the family. Abby is our Rose and Maya is our Chrysanthemum. When I was pregnant with Abby, the two big kids wer...

That would be Cruella DeVille . Her alter-ego, Madeline, is my Halloween nemesis. She's normally such a sweet and easy-going gal but Ha...

Several years ago I visited an elderly great uncle and his wife in California. Uncle Frank was one of my grandfather's 4 brothers. Being...

Ever since I publicly stated my dislike for the board game RISK, my kids have been at me. "Do you really hate RISK, Mom?.... Have you ...